[Accountants Office] [undecipherable] Simmons to David Henley Agent for the Department of War Knoxville So Western Territory [Copy] Accountants Office February 10^th 1797 Sir Herewith you have duplicate of my letter to you of the 6^th Inst. which will be handed you by Lieut^t. Wright who will leave Town shortly — Enclosed you have a list of the charges taken from the Books of this Office against Cap^t. John Wade who marched Cap^t. Gibsons Men to your place exclusive of those charges, there are two received from C. Swan PayMaster to the Troops U States since Cap^t. Wades departure for monies received which he omitted crediting in his settle-ment at this Office, I have written to Cap^t. Wade on the subject in the enclosed letter, which after perusing you will seal and deliver to him, the Amount Two Hundred Ninety Dollars ⁷⁷/₁₀₀ — he is immediately to refund to you for which you will give [underline: him your duplicate] Receipts — The necessity of this measure will no doubt appear sufficiently obvious to him when he reflects that his accounts were settled on his attestation, avoiding the necessary form of a certificate from the Pay Master — You will please inform me as soon as circumstances will admit of the probability of receiving the money; that if it is refused a more proper representation may be made to prevent such omissions in future — P.S. you are requested to I am forward the Enclosed two letters Sir to the persons directed at Knoxville Your M^t Ob^d Serv^t Col^o David Henley [signature: H. Simmons] Agent for the Department of War S^o Western Territory